Duke Smbat I of Armenia

Duke Smbat I of Armenia (660-726) was the duke of Bagratid Armenia from 690 to 726, succeeding Duke Ashot I of Armenia and preceding Duke Ashot II of Armenia.

Biography
Smbat was born in 660 to Duke Ashot I of Armenia, and he was from the Armenian Christian House of Bagrationi. Smbat was appointed as kouropalates (courtier) by the Byzantine Empire, and he maintained power by changing allegiances between the Byzantines and the Abbasid Caliphate repeatedly. He died in 726, and he was succeeded by Duke Ashot II of Armenia.